Quercus serrata Murray - Accepted: Quercus serrata Murray bei The Plant List (2014), version 1.1; Familie: Fagaceae (APG III)
Quercus glandulifera Blume - Synonym: Quercus serrata Murray bei Plants of the World Online; Familie: Fagaceae (APG III)
Quercus glandulifera Blume - Accepted: Quercus glandulifera Blume bei not specified; Familie: Fagaceae (APG IV)

Flowers

monoecious

Flower ecology

wind-pollinated (anemophilous)

Life form

tree

Leaves

margin serrate and glanduliferous; petiole 0.3-3 cm long; lower surface (abaxially) pubescent with silky hairs

Foliage persistence

deciduous

Fruits

acorn with cupule, 1.7-2 cm long

Natural occurrence (habitat)

deciduous forests

Usage

the dried, ground seed can be used as a thickener for meals; the roasted seed can be applied as a coffee substitute

Bark

grey, vertically fissured bark

Altidudinal lower limit (sea level in m)

100

Altitudinal higher limit (sea level in m)

2,000

Guarino, C. & Napolitano, F. (2006): Community habitats and biodiversity in the Taburno-Camposauro Regional Park. Woodland, rare species, endangered species and their conservation. Forest@, 3: 527-541.;

Schönfelder, P. (2011): Das neue Handbuch der Heilpflanzen.. Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co. KG, Stuttgart: 502. 978-3-440-12932-6.;

The International Plant Names Index (2009). Published on the Internet http://www.ipni.org; Courtesy to IPNI, 2009. Exported from IPNI at date: 2009-09-22 20:17:51;

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org;